[s-cars] X-over pipe busted?

[mlp qwest]

If you have a latter model UrS, they came with plastic X-over pipes vs. the
earlier model (all 1992's, most if not all 1993, and ? some or many 1994)
metal x-over pipes.  The latter model year plastic x-overs can break or
crack with an impact related injury &/or under "certain" listers
applications (i.e. east coasters running 24+ psi on a hot summer day, you
know who you are) have been known to occasionally melt or otherwise deform
despite the internal metal reinforcement at the hose clamp points under what
are (my pretty good guess) intercooler intake temperatures approaching, if
not exceeding, 400 F at that level of boost.  The cracked ones I've seen
have been at the mounting tab joinder to the tube.  Could probably be
repaired with an appropriate epoxy?

HTH
Mike "Yeah sometimes you do want a bigger IC" Pederson

~-----Original Message-----
~From: steve powers
~
....
~The car has had a couple over-the-parking-block excursions, resulting in
~displaced bumper cover. I did notice that the X-over pipe is directly
~beneath and that one of the mounting tabs was broken. Perhaps it took
~some of the plastic pipe with it, creating a small hole.
~